Oh before I reply,

Degree: Bachelor of Business (Graduated in 2006)
Uni: University of Technology Sydney
City: Sydney
State: New South Wales
Country: Australia-lah



Kingsford is actually RIGHT next to the UNSW campus and its a heaven for international Uni students coming from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The business district of the Kingsford surburb has a lot of Asian grocery stores (Japanese owned) and eateries (mostly Indonesian-Chinese owned) and if you're on campus hostel stay you are lucky that you are able to procure items to cook or to eat.

Distance of Kingsford from the city centre is roughly 15-20 minutes by bus ride (their public transportation is much much more better than M'sian ones.

Randwick however is a bit farther than Kingsford so you got to map out a transport route to get your way to Uni.

^^ Nope, you're absolutely right on that. And NOT only Mech Eng, Architecture Degree is also reknowned in UNSW.

On walking from Randwick, it should be fine as long as you stay on the southern side of Randwick as it faces the northern part of UNSW.

Kingsford should be south of UNSW if I remembered correctly. There is also another surburb, Kensington which is on the western side of UNSW.

Thats how I felt too when I was there all by myself in 2002. But I attended classes, established a routine and made friends along the way. After that, begone homesickness.

Take a walk around Melbourne city, keep yourself occupied with Uni preparations at least this will reduce the amount of thoughts that you have on home.